Senior year had finally begun. Cody Myers stared out her window with mixed feelings. They had been waiting for this their entire lives; it was the year everyone dreamed of. Adena had already declared in a mass email that it would be "freaking awesome". Squib was already planning parties. Nate was already planning rebellions against his father, scheduled to begin as soon as he returned from his mother's. Tanis had announced to her over the phone a week earlier that any freshman who messed with her was going to pay. Cameron claimed this was the year he was going to win it all.

But what about falling? Weren't they worried about that?

What about their friendships? They were going their separate ways in one year. What if they drifted apart?

What about relationships? What about Cameron? Wasn't he worried about finally putting Adena and Tanis out of their puppy love misery? And what was she to do about Squib and Nate? Go back to the boy she had first loved? Or finally take a chance with the only person who seemed like he understood her?

What about school? Classes? Tests? Papers? Their marks for this year would play a large part in determining their colleges. Their futures.

And what about their futures? Did they know where they were going? They couldn't possibly all become tennis stars. She worried everyday about her future career. What if she just couldn't make the cut in the journalism world? What then?

She heard the familiar voice of her father calling her from down the hall. She was going to be late. She grabbed her bag and her camera, temporarily pushing thoughts of the future out of her mind, and made her way to the door.

Senior year had finally begun.

"Cody!" Adena called as she raced down the hall, "Cody!"

The redhead whipped around, coming face to face with her friend, "Hi!" She smiled warmly, "How was your summer?"

"Boring," she huffed as the two girls hugged. "There is absolutely nothing to do back home. All I did was practice all day. I might as well have been in school!"

"Trust me," Cody smiled, "it wasn't anymore interesting here."

"In thought you were going back to Montreal?" Adena asked, slipping her arm through Cody's and heading down the hall.

"I did, but only for a week."

"Well, that must have at least been interesting!"

"Not really," Cody admitted, laughing. "Caught up with my mom, saw a few old friends, that's about it."

"Well," Adena said as they approached their class, "let's just hope this year is more interesting!"

"Yeah," Cody chuckled along with her friend. The two were barely through the door when Adena began to squeal.

"Tanis!"

"Hey guys!" Tanis rose from her desk and embraced her two friends, "How were your summers?"

"Boring," the two girls said in unison.

"How was yours?" Adena asked.

"Far from boring," Tanis smiled as the three girls took their seats.

"I smell gossip," Cody smirked.

"Spill. Now," Adena commanded.

"Well, I mean, there really wasn't much to do, but there was this guy-,"

"A guy!" Adena squealed once again.

"Yes, a guy."

"What kind of guy?"

"A cute guy. A very cute guy," Tanis informed them, smiling. "His name is Kelly-,"

"Kelly?" Cody giggled, "This guys name is Kelly?"

"This coming from a girl named Cody?"

"…Point taken. Continue."

"Anyways, he's so sweet," Tanis carried on, "and totally built. I mean, we're talking hot. And he has the most gorgeous brown eyes! They're all deep and-,"

"Hello, ladies!" Rick said, sidling up to the group.

"Hey," Tanis sighed.

"Hi, Rick," Cody smiled at him. "How was your-,"

"Summer? It was great! Just great! Man, this is my year! I can feel it! I-,"

"Rick, don't you have somewhere else to be?" A voice asked from behind him. The girls glanced over his shoulder to see Squib and Cameron.

"Uh, yes, actually, I, uh-,"

"Bye, Rick," Squib spoke again, gently pushing him away.

"You don't have to be so mean," Cody chastised him.

"It's just Rick," Cameron laughed as the two boys sat down, "he'll live."

"So," Squib turned to Cody, "where's your friend."

Cody rolled her eyes, "Nate's not here yet. He doesn't arrive until tomorrow."

"A whole day without Nate Bates? I'm crushed."

"Calm down, you two," Cameron scolded playfully.

"So, Cam, how was your summer?"

"Doesn't anyone care about my summer?" Squib demanded.

"Not really," Tanis informed him.

"The usual," Cameron shrugged, "family dinners, lame camping trips, squeezing in practices."

"Tanis was just telling us about her new guy…" Adena trailed off, gauging Cameron's reaction.

"New guy?" His face remained neutral.

"Mm hm," Tanis nodded.

"Oh, cool…" All eyes were now on Cameron, but before any more could be said, Ms. Wiley entered the room.

"Okay, everyone," the poor woman already sounded exhausted and the year had yet to officially begin, "calm down! You can all discuss your vacations after class. Right now, I'd like to start off with some Dickens. If you'll all come up front and grab your novel…" The tennis players of the class gave a collective groan as they gathered, single file, in front of their teacher's desk.